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Dvarapala
Dvarapala (Sanskrit) is a door or gate guardian often portrayed as warrior or fearsome asura giant, usually armed with a weapon, the most common is ''gadha'' mace. The statue of dvarapala is a widespread architectural element throughout the Hindu and Buddhist cultures, as well as in the areas influenced by them like Java.
==Names==
In most southeast Asian languages (including Thai, Burmese, Vietnamese, Khmer and Javanese), these protective figures are referred to as ''dvarapala''. ''Dvara'' (Sanskrit ''dvāra'') means gate, and ''pala'' (Sanskrit ''pāla'') means protector.
The related name in Bahasa Malaysia and Bahasa Indonesia is ''dwarapala''. Equivalent door guardians in northern Asian languages are ''Kongōrikishi'' or ''Niō'' in Japanese, ''Heng Ha Er Jiang'' in Chinese, and ''Narayeongeumgang'' in Korean.
抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』
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